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                  <p class="p_Heading1"><span class="f_Heading1">Export a UML Profile</span></p>



  
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                <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Once you have created a Profile and defined the elements and metaclasses, you can save (export) the Profile to disk for future UML models.</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">To save a Profile, follow the steps below:</span></p>
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<li value=1><span class="f_NumberedList">If your profile is </span></li>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist3">a single profile spread over multiple diagrams within the same Profile package, find the Profile package in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Project Browser</span><span class="f_Bulletlist3"> window, right-click it and select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Save Package as UML Profile</span><span class="f_Bulletlist3"> menu option</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist3">one of multiple profiles within the same Profile package, right-click anywhere in the background of the Profile diagram and select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Save as Profile</span><span class="f_Bulletlist3"> menu option</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist3">a single diagram within the Profile package, choose either the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Save Package as UML Profile</span><span class="f_Bulletlist3"> menu option or the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Save as Profile</span><span class="f_Bulletlist3"> menu option.</span></li>
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<td width="955" bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="width:955px; background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">The two menu options give slightly different results. See <a href="save_profile_options.htm">Save Profile Options</a>.</span></p>
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<li value=2><span class="f_NumberedList">The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Save UML Profile </span><span class="f_NumberedList">dialog displays.</span><br>
<span class="f_NumberedList">&nbsp;</span><br>
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<span class="f_NumberedList">&nbsp;</span></li>
<li value=3><span class="f_NumberedList">Click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[ ... ]</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> (Browse) button, and select the destination for the XML Profile file to be exported. If necessary, edit the profile filename, but do not delete the .xml extension.</span></li>
<li value=4><span class="f_NumberedList">Against the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Profile Type</span><span class="f_NumberedList">, select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">UML 2.0</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> radio button.</span></li>
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<li><span class="f_TiporNoteText">The </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">UML 2.0</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> radio button is not available unless the package has the &lt;&lt;profile&gt;&gt; stereotype.</span></li>
<li><span class="f_TiporNoteText">You can also create stereotypes using the same format as for pre-4.0 versions of Enterprise Architect, by clicking on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">EA Pre-4.0</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> radio button. This has a reduced feature set and is provided for legacy use.</span></li>
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<li value=5><span class="f_NumberedList">Set the required export options for all stereotypes defined in the profile:</span></li>
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<li><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Element Size</span><span class="f_Bulletlist3"> - select the checkbox to export the element size attributes</span></li>
<li><span class="f_MenuKeyField"><a href="set_default_appearance.htm">Color and Appearance</a></span><span class="f_Bulletlist3"> - select the checkbox to export the color (background, border and font) and appearance (border thickness) attributes</span></li>
<li><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Alternate Image</span><span class="f_Bulletlist3"> - select the checkbox to export the metafile images</span></li>
<li><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Code Templates</span><span class="f_Bulletlist3"> - select the checkbox to export the code templates, if they exist</span><span class="f_NumberedList">.</span></li>
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<li value=6><span class="f_NumberedList">Click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Save</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> button to save the profile to disk.</span></li>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">For information on importing and using the profile in UML modeling, see the </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="importingandexportingprofil.htm">Use Profiles</a></span><span class="f_BodyText"> topic.</span></p>




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